On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 12:00:33PM -0800, Mark Biggar wrote:
> In my opinion, default values for arrays should only come into play
> for array elements that have NEVER been assigned to or that have
> been explicity undef'ed.  If an assigment is made to an array element
> then the array element should end up the assigned value (modulo
> necessary type conversions) and the array's default value should
> not play any part in the assignment.  After an explisit assignment
> of an array element the only way that the array's default value
> should magically reappear is if an undef of the element is done.

Exactly!

> Any other way to handle things, like some of the other ways
> proposed will only lead to mysterious bugs and programmer
> missunderstandings.

Exactly! * 2

-Scott
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